While reading through many of the articles in Africa I never realized how much more developed it is then I imagined. Africa has political turmoil just like it does here in the U.S. this political turmoil is even stronger and more severe than here which is something I never realized. Most of these people fighting for political spots truly believe they can bring change and they are bringing huge amounts of people to support them. Seeing Robi Wine return to Uganda and the reception he received is amazing to see. While being a under developed country they still bring great support to their political candidates and fully support them. In Nigeria watching two main presidents have huge allegations against them but still being front runners is crazy to see. In most countries I would think having links to a gang that killed 33 people would instantly disqualify you from any political job and maybe just a job in general. In these countries though I have found that’s not the case. I think people are so desperate for a strong candidate and the country being fixed that they will look past issues and links that would eliminate most candidates. It is understandable on one side that they can look past this because after living in poverty for so long you can take no more and you will do whatever you can to move upward in life. Even if that means electing candidates that may not have clean slates but are committed to improving the country and fighting for the people. Also seeing the controversy in both countries it was interesting to see that other countries such as the U.S. can have a high level of influence on nominees and current officials. When governments like ares criticize and stop sending funds to aid these countries the people recognize and see this as a time for change. This change in support seems to have a greater effect then most people would ever realize. Continuing to monitor and watch these political outcomes will be important to see which countries the U.S. continues to send help and support to and which ones we stop helping until a change in leadership or a change in policies created.
